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N. H. BORGFELDT 8a A. LEWYN.

CIGAR BUNGHING MACHINE. No. 403,410. Patented May 14, 1889/ WITNESSESATTORNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

NICHOLAS H. BORGFELDT, OF BROOKLYN, AND ADOLPH LE'WYN, OF NEIV YORK,ASSIGNORS TO THE NATIONAL PROGRESS BUNCI-IING MACHINE COMPANY, on NEWYORK, N. Y.

CIGAR-BUNCHING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent N0. 403,410, dated May 14,1889.

Application filed July 5, 1888. Serial No. 279.033- (No model.) I

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, NICHOLAS H. BORG- FELDT, of the city of Brooklyn,Kings county, New York, and ADOLPH LEWYN, of the city,

county, and State of New York, have invented Improvements inOigar-Bunching Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in to cigar-bunching machines,and more particularly to the machines shown in United States LettersPatent No. 331,676, dated December 1, 1885, and No. 379,732, dated March20, 1888.

The object of our invention is to provide a hopper and mechanism for theabove-mentioned machines by which long-filler cigarbunches maybe madewith accuracy and dispatch.

The invention consists in the details of improvement and thecombinations of parts that will be more fully hereinafter set forth.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ofthis specification,

in which- Figure 1 is a vertical sectional side elevation of a portionof a cigar bunching machine containing our improvements. Fig. 2 is afront elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a side view, enlarged, of a portionof the machine, show 0 ing our improvements in section. Fig. 4. is alongitudinal sectional view on the line 0 c, Fig. 5, through theretainer for holding the filler to be placed in the hopper. Fig. 5 is aface view of the retainer. Fig. 6 is a crosssection on the line k k,Fig. 5; and Fig. 7 is a similar section of the retainer, showing theposition of the retainer after the filler has been expelled from it.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter A represents the frame of acigar-bunching machine.

B is the main driving-shaft of the machine, that is journaled insuitable bearings in the frame A and operated in suitable manner. a is acam that is carried by the shaft 13,

which cam is adapted to engage a tooth, b, on a rod, d, Whose upper endis guided in a plate, (1 carried by the frame A. The lower end of therod (1 is connected to our improved hopper, presently to be described.The cam a is adapted to raise the rod (1 and hopper, and also to letthem drop, so that the lower end of the hopper will rest on therolling-apron E.

F is the plunger, that passes within the hopper, which plunger isconnected by a rod, 6, with a lever, f, that is pivoted in the frame A.The lever f is depressed by a crank, g, that projects from the shaft Band is again raised by the springs 9 connected to said lever and to theframe.

All the above parts excepting the hopper are of the construction shownin the patent No. 331,676, dated December 1, 1885, heretofore mentioned,and we need not therefore describe them more particularly herein, butrefer to said patent for a more full and detailed description thereof;but, if preferred, these parts may be constructed and operated as shownin United States Patent No. 379,732, dated March 20, 1888.

h is a guide for the plunger-F, and it is preferably in the form of atube that conforms substantially to the shape of a cigar. The guide Itis connected to the rod 61. The plunger F asses freely within the guideh. The

guide 1 is provided on opposite sides with grooves or channels t', thatare adapted to receive guide-rails j, that are carried by the frame A.By this means the guide h is guided in the frame A. From the guide hdepend 8o arms 1, that carry at their lower ends the hop per orfiller-receiver m. The hopper m conforms to the shape of a cigar and isaligned with the guide it, so that the plunger F may pass from saidguide it into the hopper m. 8 5 The hopper m receives the filler for thebunch and it is quite shallow, so that the filler that is placed in itby hand shall not become separated before reaching the rolling-apron E.On the upper edges of the hopper m are prefo erably placed outwardlyflaring flanges 'n, which act as guides for the entrance of the filler.

In order to facilitate the placing of the filler in the hopper, weprovide what we term a holder or retainer, G. The retainer G consists oftwo blades, 0, that are connected at one end and preferably free at theother end.

10 is a strip of flexible material that is secured to the blades 0 andthat passes loosely in between said blades, thereby forming a flexiblepocket, as shown in Fig. 6.

The retainer G is adapted to be inverted 2nd placed over the hopper m,as shown in The filler for the cigar-bunch is made by hand and placed inthe retainer G, so that it will have proper form when placed in thehopper m.

Our improvements operate as follows: The binder q is first placed uponthe rolling-apron below the hopper. The hoppermis then lowered by theaction of the camauntil it nearly, if not quite, touches the binder q.The retainer G, which has previously received a charge of long-fillertobacco, is then ii -p verted and placed over the hopper m, so that thetobacco from the retainer can enter therein. When in this position, thefinger of the operator is passed along the flexible part 19 of theretainer G, which pushes said part 1) downward and outward, therebyexpelling the tobacco and passing it into the hopper m. The retainer isthen removed and the plunger F caused to descend to press the fillerupon the rolling-apron. The hopper and plunger then rise and the binderis rolled around the filler by the apron E, as more particularlydescribed in the aforementioned patents.

By the above construction we are enabled to make long-fillercigar-bunches by machine, thereby saving time and material over the oldmethod of making such bunches by hand.

Having now described our invention, what we cla1m'is-.

1. In a cigar-bunching machine, the combination, with the plunger F, ofthe reciprocating plunger-guide h, separate filler-receiver m at adistance below said guide, and the arms Z, for supporting the receiverm, substantially as described.

2. In a cigar-bunching machine, the combination,with the plunger F, ofthe reciprocating plunger-guide h, separate filler-receiver m at adistance below said guide, flanges n on said receiver, and the arms I,for supporting the receiver m, substantially as described.

3. The combination, with the plunger F, of the reciprocatingplunger-guide h, separate filler-receiver m at a distance below and inline with said guide, arms Z, connecting the guide it with the receiverm, and the rollingapron E, substantially as described.

4. A filler-retainer consisting of the connected blades 0 and theflexible strip 10, connected to said blades andextending between saidblades in the form of a pocket, substantially as described.

5. The plunger F, guide h, and filler-receiver m below said guide,combined with the filler-retainer G, consisting of the connected blades0 and flexible strip p between said blades, substantially as described.

NICHOLAS H. BORGFELDT. ADOLPH LEWYN.

Witnesses:

HARRY M. TURK, GUSTAV SOHNEPPE.

